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Chapter 316: Situ Sanping's Ranking Dispute
Chapter 316: Situ Sanping's Ranking Dispute
On Su Chen's second trip to Yunyang Sect, he once again disguised himself with the help of the ingenious Heavenly Destiny's makeup artist.
This time, when he transformed into Chen Su, even he couldn't recognize himself.
The first time he disguised himself as Chen Su, he went to find Elder Yu Zhi.
With just a glance, she was able to see through his disguise.
But the second time he went, when he stood before Yu Zhi, she was stunned for a long time before realizing who he was.
It was only then that she remembered this was the same appearance Su Chen had used in his previous disguise.
She was so familiar with his true identity that it took her a while to react, let alone anyone else.
On the arena platform, the host for today's event was the Crown Prince of the Imperial Court.
Last year's midyear assembly was hosted by the Second and Third Princes.
But today, the Crown Prince was taking charge alone.
The Crown Prince explained the detailed rules to everyone.
The various sects were already well-informed about the competition rules.
As the Crown Prince repeated the rules, it seemed more like he was explaining them to the onlooking commoners and warriors.
"At the fourth hour of the morning, the midyear grand competition officially begins.
All of you will venture into the mountain range to slay demons. Don't worry about the strength of the demons; the one who brings back the most demon heads will be ranked first in this competition.
If the number of demons defeated is the same, then the time taken will be the deciding factor.
The shorter the time, the higher the ranking.
The higher the ranking, the more priority you'll have in the subsequent choices.
If you fail to slay any demons, you can also gather herbs in the mountain range.
The ranking will be based on the rarity of the herbs you collect.
As the top disciples of Great Zhou, you all understand the true meaning behind the Crown Prince's words."
Compared to the Second and Third Princes, the Crown Prince seemed to exude a more domineering and steady aura.
He also carried a hint of an upper-class demeanor.
Before coming here, Su Chen had thought that the midyear competition wouldn't attract many participants.
Perhaps there would be more than last year's capital city gathering.
But now, it seemed like the number of participants was much higher.
The capital city gathering was only open to disciples who had earned the title of Celestial Pride, while others could only listen from the sidelines.
However, today's midyear competition had attracted more sects.
More people from various sects had also joined.
Su Chen took a closer look and was surprised to find that over sixty people were participating in this midyear competition.
The number of participants was indeed quite high, so after the trials in the mountain range, there would be another round of elimination.
Half of the participants would be eliminated.
These people would then have the chance to challenge Su Chen's group of five and compete for the qualification to go to the Shadowplain Battlefield.
At the same time, it was also an opportunity to gain fame.
With two and a half hours remaining, the competition officially began.
Su Chen was receiving guidance from his two senior brothers from Tian's Spear City on various techniques.
This included the usual hiding spots of demons within the mountain range.
In the inland regions like the capital city, even if there were demons, they were mostly low-level ones.
At most, there might be some higher-level demons.
The mountain range was so vast that there weren't deeper areas for them to hide.
Therefore, the demons would likely seek out hidden places to conceal themselves, rather than digging holes or similar methods.
The two senior brothers also knew about Su Chen's ability to deal with demons, so they listened attentively.
While Su Chen was explaining, not far away, Situ Sanping from Linhai Mansion was staring intently at Su Chen.
After Su Chen's draw with him last year, many people knew that it had greatly impacted Yunyang Sect.
This matter had significantly diminished Yunyang Sect's reputation.
For Linhai Mansion and Situ Sanping, the impact was even greater.
Yunyang Sect had mentioned that Linhai Mansion and Tian's Spear City had joined forces.
Tian's Spear City had completely disregarded Linhai Mansion's reputation.
When the sect encountered trouble, they naturally sought out Situ Sanping.
Even during the past half a year, Linhai Mansion had some doubts about him, suspecting that he had received some benefits from Tian's Spear City.
They completely refused to believe that Su Chen could defeat Situ Sanping.
After learning from his shame, Situ Sanping had worked hard to improve his strength after the capital city gathering.
Today, he sought nothing else but to prove himself and vindicate Linhai Mansion.
Linhai Mansion hadn't betrayed Yunyang Sect, nor had they received any favors from them, yet they still helped Tian's Spear City.
He also wanted to prove to Linhai Mansion that he had no secret dealings with Tian's Spear City!
Time was up, and Situ Sanping stepped into the wilderness with determination in his heart.
Su Chen, Gu Feng, Fu Jianyun, Liu Xingwan, and Shang Jia Yao.
Their first step was directly omitted.
Later, they would just wait to be challenged by others.
With a total of one and a half hours, they still had a long wait ahead.
When Su Chen went to check on his younger sister again, besides Gu Wei, Jin Yue was also by her side.
Not far away, Jin Family members were watching from the spectator seats.
Jin Yue's father, Jin Shen, waved at Su Chen when he noticed Su Chen looking at him.
Su Chen couldn't help but wonder if he had mistaken the person.
High above, Jin Shen, who had always been aloof, was now greeting others.
In the past, Su Chen would have certainly responded.
But ever since the Jin family sent people to insult Su Chen's mother and younger sister, he had no desire to interact with them.
Seeing this, Jin Shen could only turn his head and look at his daughter.
He could only hope that Jin Yue would be able to mend the relationship between Su Chen and the Jin family.
Jin Yue and Su Chen's younger sister were chatting and laughing.
Their gazes occasionally shifted between Su Chen and Gu Wei.
Gu Wei was similar, as her peripheral vision frequently glanced at Jin Yue.
Both seemed to be guessing each other's thoughts.
It seemed that they had also guessed something.
When talking to Su Chen's younger sister, they both had smiles on their faces.
But when looking at each other, their faces instantly turned cold.
The warriors participating in the Midyear Competition had already entered the wilderness at this moment.
For the spectators present, this was probably considered garbage time.
There was nothing to watch, only conversations and socializing to find some entertainment.
Su Chen and Gu Feng were both listening to some reminders from Mr. Ouyang at this moment.
Ouyang Chuan once again pointed out some potential opponents to the two of them.
Behind the crowd, the Shen family was hiding, intently staring at the Jin family members.
"Uncle, I see that Jin Shen from the Jin family keeps looking towards the direction of Celestial Capital City," said Shen's second uncle.
"Is the Jin family here this time because of someone in Celestial Capital City?"
Hearing his nephew's guess, Shen's second uncle shook his head slightly.
"Celestial Capital City and Cloudyang Sect are both hot topics of discussion for this year's Midyear Competition.
It's hard to say."
The Shen family was now paying close attention to the Jin family from all angles, wanting to see which side they would get closer to.
They wanted to dig up some news related to the Jade Pill.
However, the Shen family did seem to lack some luck.
Because Su Chen had always refused to meet with the Jin family, not even acknowledging them.
This year's Midyear Competition had become a whirlpool of opinions, confusing the Shen family even more.
As the onlookers had some free time, the first warrior had already descended from the mountain.
Dragging a wolf demon, he walked straight to Linhai Mansion.
This first demon slayer was none other than Situ Sanping.
The heads of Linhai Mansion, seeing Situ Sanping's performance, also felt a boost in morale.
Although several top Celestial Prodigies did not participate, today, there were still many Celestial Prodigy disciples and top disciples from various sects joining in.
Situ Sanping's first place also inspired him personally.
After disposing of the demon, he quickly returned.
Only when he was far away, Situ Sanping turned back, glancing at Su Chen once more.
His heart seemed to have gained even more determination.
Not long after Situ Sanping left, the second person to return appeared.
Wen Yuanlang, the direct disciple of Cloudyang Sect.
The top disciple under the Celestial Prodigy, Wen Yuanlang.
However, many disciples with strength did not pay special attention to their rankings.
Even if they did not slay demons, they only lost the right to choose their opponents.
Situ Sanping and Wen Yuanlang, they fought for the front positions.
They would not choose each other as opponents, as it would likely result in mutual harm.
Cloudyang Sect's disciples competed for the top rank mainly to challenge Su Chen, aiming to obtain the opportunity to challenge him.
After Wen Yuanlang disposed of the demon, he immediately returned to the mountains to continue slaying demons.
As the first warrior returned, the crowd of onlookers found the competition more interesting.
Many people began to speculate, and some even gathered to place bets.
They bet on who would be the next to return with a demon's head, and who would slay the most demons, and how many.
It seemed that with some gambling stakes, watching the trials became more engaging.
On the Cloudyang Sect's side, due to Situ Sanping's performance, Sun Xuerong and the others' faces turned somewhat unpleasant.
"This Situ Sanping, isn't he trying to compete for the qualification to challenge Su Chen?" said a Cloudyang Sect guard, furrowing his brows as he voiced his guess.
Sun Xuerong had also thought of these possibilities.
"This Situ Sanping, he's going to ruin everything.
When he fights Su Chen later, it will be slightly more challenging to determine the winner.
Clearly, he's helping Su Chen clear his name, telling outsiders that Su Chen's strength is exceptional.
Even he, ranked first, is on par with Su Chen's strength, and when the people of Great Zhou see this, Celestial Capital City's praise for him will likely be taken seriously.
Regardless of the outcome, Su Chen will have cleared his name once again."
Sun Xuerong's face turned sour, and towards Linhai Mansion, her disdain seemed to deepen.
"In the past hundred years, we have supported them in Linhai Mansion so much.
But they played us like fools!"
(End of Chapter)
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